Acts 19:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 19:2

Paul at Ephesus

1 And it happened, while ^aApollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through ^bthe upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples

2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, ^a“We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”

3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, ^a“Into John’s baptism.”

4 Then Paul said, ^a“John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”

5 When they heard this, they were baptized ^ain the name of the Lord Jesus.

6 And when Paul had ^alaid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and ^bthey spoke with tongues and prophesied.

7 Now the men were about twelve in all.

8 ^aAnd he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading ^bconcerning the things of the kingdom of God.

9 But ^awhen some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil ^bof the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

Verse Comparison: Acts 19:2

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American Standard Version
and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they `said' unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was `given'.

Amplified® Bible
And he asked them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [on Jesus as the Christ]? And they said, No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.

Contemporary English Version
He asked them, "When you put your faith in Jesus, were you given the Holy Spirit?" "No!" they answered. "We have never even heard of the Holy Spirit."

Darby English Version
he said to them, Did ye receive [the] Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they [said] to him, We did not even hear if [the] Holy Spirit was [come].

Good News Bible
and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" "We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit," they answered.

International Standard Version
and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They answered him, "No, we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

King James Version
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

New American Standard Bible
He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? And they {said} to him, "No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.""

New International Version
and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?"
They answered, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

New King James Version
he said to them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?'So they said to him, 'We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said to them, " Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said to him, "No, we have not even heard whether a Holy Spirit exists."

Young's Literal Translation
he said unto them, `The Holy Spirit did ye receive -- having believed?' and they said unto him, `But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;'

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